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Well, prices have gone up, unfortunately little else has changed.
We thought we'd give it a shot since it's close by, but yech.
The food was merely mediocre, and the dining room was rather dark and
dingy - with dirt on the walls and tatty table clothes. The bathroom
was downright gross.
Save your money and pass this place by.

Based on the reviews here my hubby & I were certainly expecting
an above average dining experience & what we got was very
basic tasting food & mediocre service not to mention the
worst lemonade I have ever tasted! I had to exchange it for an iced
tea cause it tasted like they used water from a porta-potty! Maybe
this is a better place for carnivores, but for vegetarians this
place sucks! I got the vegetable raviolis and my hubby got the
gnocchi w/ Gorgonzola cream sauce. Mine was bland and nothing
special and was about $13. His looked better and was baked in the
plate and tasted good, but again nothing special. Considering
the night before we had dined at Mezza Luna at Princeton by the
Sea and got close to the same pasta dishes (w/ just a few minor exceptions
ingredients wise) and were super impressed and also paid between
$2-$4 less for each plate there and Mezza Luna is by far a much more
classy upscale place to dine then Spiedo's. Speido's
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Based on the reviews here my hubby & I were certainly expecting
an above average dining experience & what we got was very
basic tasting food & mediocre service not to mention the
worst lemonade I have ever tasted! I had to exchange it for an iced
tea cause it tasted like they used water from a porta-potty! Maybe
this is a better place for carnivores, but for vegetarians this
place sucks! I got the vegetable raviolis and my hubby got the
gnocchi w/ Gorgonzola cream sauce. Mine was bland and nothing
special and was about $13. His looked better and was baked in the
plate and tasted good, but again nothing special. Considering
the night before we had dined at Mezza Luna at Princeton by the
Sea and got close to the same pasta dishes (w/ just a few minor exceptions
ingredients wise) and were super impressed and also paid between
$2-$4 less for each plate there and Mezza Luna is by far a much more
classy upscale place to dine then Spiedo's. Speido's
didn't even compare to Mezza Luna nor any other Italian restaurant
we have dined at. We were one of 2 tables there and it took about
12 min for he waitress to finally come take our order and we had
to go find menus for ourselves after sitting there for 7 min waiting
for someone to bring them to us. Our food took about 20 min which
would had been totally normal, but again we were one of 2 tables
filled so service should had been top notch. Anyhow, no way we'd
ever go back even if they did have better vegetarian options.
Nothing special and way overpriced for nothing unique. Just
your basic yuppy restaurant.
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Dinner on tuesday night was wonderful. It was one of our hottest
days yet this season so the open store-front was refreshing Due
to the heat our appetites took awhile to kick in. Our female server
was verty knowledgable & extremely patient with us. We shared
the house salad that was more than ample and delicious. The walnuts
were a nice touch! My dining companion had the risotto of the day
& I, the wood grilled Alaskan Halabut topped with a tropical salsa.
The sweetness (pineapple) surprised me but it worked! Mashed
potatoes, green (chard?orspinach?) accompanied. All in all
it was a very clean & professional venue & staff.

I've been here a couple times. It's good, but nothing special.
For about the same prices, I've had better meals at A Piacere and
A Tavola in San Carlos or Cafe La Scala in Burlingame. The service
at Spiedo is great, but one of the waiters is my neighbor, so my
experience might be better than typical. I agree that this is
a safe bet if you have to eat in San Mateo and don't want to take any
chances.